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United States History Syllabi Mr. Smith Thomas Jefferson High School Denver Public Schools
 * Week || Theme || Concepts || Readings ||
 * One || American Ideals || * Equality, Liberty, Rights, democracy, Opportunity
 * America’s Roots for founding ideals
 * Justifying Rebellion
 * What kind of government to have?
 * Have Americans lived up to the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence? || * History Alive
 * Mayflower Compact
 * Declaration of Independence
 * For the Record
 * Various primary source readings ||
 * Two- Five || Reconstruction-Thinking Like a Historian || * What is history? Why should we study it?
 * What tools do we need to evaluate our history?
 * How do people’s interactions and perspectives influence the historical record?
 * Who documents history, and how does that influence our understanding of dominance, empowerment, and various historical records?
 * || * History Alive Chapter One
 * The People Speak
 * Document-Based Questions in American History ||
 * Five-Nine || Industrialization and Immigration || * How can individuals’ or groups’ ideas change societies?
 * What are the economic and social implications of immigration in the United States?
 * Opportunities and Conflicts of American Growth and Gains
 * Age of Innovation
 * Industrialization
 * The American Worker
 * The Immigrant Experience
 * Progressivism as a response || * History Alive Chapters 16,17,18
 * Lincoln Steffens “Shame of the Cities”
 * Upton Sinclair “The Jungle”
 * For the Record ||
 * Nine-Thirteen || U.S. Expansion || * In what ways do the perceived needs of the United States influence our interactions around the world?
 * In what ways did the United States use power to become a player on the world stage?
 * What is imperialism? How does the U.S. version of imperialism impact other groups?
 * The American West
 * Expansionism
 * Spanish-American War
 * Acquiring and Managing Global Power
 * U.S. Interventions Abroad || Various primary source readings
 * History Alive Chapters 13,14,15
 * Chief Joseph’s “ An Indians Perspective”
 * Homestead and Dawes Acts
 * History Alive Chapters 19-21
 * Roosevelt Corollary
 * For the Record ||
 * Fourteen-Eighteen || The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression || * How can minority groups’ ideas change lives in the greater society?
 * How did music, art, literature, and sports reflect powerful ideological changes during the 1920s and 1930s?
 * Should governments intervene or stay the course and maintain a laissez-faire attitude in times of economic crises?
 * || * History Alive
 * For the Record
 * Various primary source readings ||

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SYLLABUS FALL SEMESTER

Notebook of 100 pages or more, pen/pencil, highlighters, glue sticks, colored pencils, and notecards (3x5).
 * Course Title: **__ United States History __
 * Instructor: **__ Mr. Smith __
 * Instructors Available Hours: **__ Planning-6th period, lunch, before school, and Office Hours __
 * E-mail: ** mark_smith@dpsk12.org **Phone -** 720-423-7176
 * Materials: **
 * Text Book: ** TCI History Alive

RESPECT**:** All students will respect themselves, their community members and the learning environment. READINESS**:** All students must attend class every day and ready to actively participate in daily activities. RESPONSIBILITY: All students must accept responsibility for themselves and their actions. // **Active participation and preparedness is expected at all times! // Electronics Policy: electronics may NOT be used in the classroom, unless instructed by teacher. They will be confiscated as per TJHS policy. No food or drinks allowed in the classroom. Exception is water. See TJHS Handbook for details. ** Homework Policy: ** Students will have homework twice a week. Generally homework will be assigned on Monday and Tuesday to be turned in Wednesday and Friday respectively. ** Grading Policy: ** Every student will be graded on the same scale. This class will use the normal grading scale available for viewing at DPS main website. ** Assessments: ** There are multiple assessments each semester making up 25% of the total grade. For major unit assessments there will be an opportunity for test corrections for partial credit. ** Attendance and Tardy Policy: ** Thomas Jefferson High School attendance and tardy policy will be adhered to strictly, including make up work, grade reductions, and interventions. ** Materials Needed by the Student on a Daily Basis: ** Students must bring a writing utensil, a notebook (binder), assignments, and any other materials necessary for planned lesson as indicated by instructor. ** Late Work Policy: ** Late work is accepted for 50% maximum credit until the end of the unit of study. After the unit of study is over, No late work will be accepted. **Come see me if there are extenuating circumstances.** ** Make-Up Policy: ** All missed work must be completed and turned in two days after the student’s return to school, as is school policy. Any unexcused absences will not have the opportunity to make up work. Tests and quizzes will also be made up within two day unless there are extreme circumstances or during Excel Time. **Come see me if there are extenuating circumstances.**
 * Course Requirements & Expectations: **